Halloween Special: Toy Story of "Terror"

What starts out as a fun road trip for the "Toy Story" gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel.

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After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this "Toy Story OF TERROR!"

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This storyboard was drawn by "Toy Story of TERROR!" story artist Matthew Luhn and is from the sequence "Sleep Well Motel." Storyboards are drawn by story artists for the purpose of pre-visualizing the film. They are placed side by side in sequence, so that they deliver a rough sense of how the story unfolds. This storyboard is one of approximately 27,171 that were drawn for the film. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

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The Lighting department is responsible for integrating all of the elements - characters, sets, cloth and hair, shading - into a final image. The lighting is achieved in the computer by placing virtual light sources into the shot to illuminate the characters and the set. In a scene, many dozens of lights are often required. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story"

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When Layout is complete, the primary and secondary characters are animated into poses by the Animation department. The Simulation department adds movement to the hair and garments through computer simulation. This allows the hair and garments to move naturally with the characters' actions. Final character shading is also completed by the Characters department to add textures and colors to the garments and props. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

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Once the story is locked, the environments conceived and characters built, the scene is created in the computer. This frame shows the phase known as Layout, in which a virtual camera is placed into a shot. The characters and set are "staged" or placed into positions that work visually within the chosen camera angle. Layout precedes character animation. Sets are simplified during this phase, but are seen fully built in the next stage of production. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

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Characters and sets are created in the computer, via a process known as Modeling, by technical directors. Shading will be applied to the characters and sets to fill in the textures, colors, patterns and material properties that will add dimension to the scene when lit by the Lighting department. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

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Once the storyline for a sequence is completed, concept art is created by the Production Designer and artists to determine the look and feel of the film. This concept art piece was drawn by artist John Lee and showcases the exploration of color and the design of new characters and new environments. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

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COMBAT CARL - What starts out as a fun road trip for the "Toy Story" gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this "Toy Story OF TERROR!"

What starts out as a fun road trip for the "Toy Story" gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this "Toy Story OF TERROR!"

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

This storyboard was drawn by "Toy Story of TERROR!" story artist Matthew Luhn and is from the sequence "Sleep Well Motel." Storyboards are drawn by story artists for the purpose of pre-visualizing the film. They are placed side by side in sequence, so that they deliver a rough sense of how the story unfolds. This storyboard is one of approximately 27,171 that were drawn for the film. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

The Lighting department is responsible for integrating all of the elements - characters, sets, cloth and hair, shading - into a final image. The lighting is achieved in the computer by placing virtual light sources into the shot to illuminate the characters and the set. In a scene, many dozens of lights are often required. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story"

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

When Layout is complete, the primary and secondary characters are animated into poses by the Animation department. The Simulation department adds movement to the hair and garments through computer simulation. This allows the hair and garments to move naturally with the characters' actions. Final character shading is also completed by the Characters department to add textures and colors to the garments and props. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

Once the story is locked, the environments conceived and characters built, the scene is created in the computer. This frame shows the phase known as Layout, in which a virtual camera is placed into a shot. The characters and set are "staged" or placed into positions that work visually within the chosen camera angle. Layout precedes character animation. Sets are simplified during this phase, but are seen fully built in the next stage of production. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

Characters and sets are created in the computer, via a process known as Modeling, by technical directors. Shading will be applied to the characters and sets to fill in the textures, colors, patterns and material properties that will add dimension to the scene when lit by the Lighting department. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

Once the storyline for a sequence is completed, concept art is created by the Production Designer and artists to determine the look and feel of the film. This concept art piece was drawn by artist John Lee and showcases the exploration of color and the design of new characters and new environments. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

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COMBAT CARL - What starts out as a fun road trip for the "Toy Story" gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this "Toy Story OF TERROR!"

What starts out as a fun road trip for the "Toy Story" gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this "Toy Story OF TERROR!"

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

This storyboard was drawn by "Toy Story of TERROR!" story artist Matthew Luhn and is from the sequence "Sleep Well Motel." Storyboards are drawn by story artists for the purpose of pre-visualizing the film. They are placed side by side in sequence, so that they deliver a rough sense of how the story unfolds. This storyboard is one of approximately 27,171 that were drawn for the film. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

The Lighting department is responsible for integrating all of the elements - characters, sets, cloth and hair, shading - into a final image. The lighting is achieved in the computer by placing virtual light sources into the shot to illuminate the characters and the set. In a scene, many dozens of lights are often required. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story"

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

When Layout is complete, the primary and secondary characters are animated into poses by the Animation department. The Simulation department adds movement to the hair and garments through computer simulation. This allows the hair and garments to move naturally with the characters' actions. Final character shading is also completed by the Characters department to add textures and colors to the garments and props. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

Once the story is locked, the environments conceived and characters built, the scene is created in the computer. This frame shows the phase known as Layout, in which a virtual camera is placed into a shot. The characters and set are "staged" or placed into positions that work visually within the chosen camera angle. Layout precedes character animation. Sets are simplified during this phase, but are seen fully built in the next stage of production. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

Characters and sets are created in the computer, via a process known as Modeling, by technical directors. Shading will be applied to the characters and sets to fill in the textures, colors, patterns and material properties that will add dimension to the scene when lit by the Lighting department. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films.

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

Once the storyline for a sequence is completed, concept art is created by the Production Designer and artists to determine the look and feel of the film. This concept art piece was drawn by artist John Lee and showcases the exploration of color and the design of new characters and new environments. Disney/Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!," a spooky new tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the "Toy Story" films

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

COMBAT CARL - What starts out as a fun road trip for the "Toy Story" gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this "Toy Story OF TERROR!"

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

PHOTO: (Disney/Pixar 2013)

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What starts out as a fun road trip for the "Toy Story" gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this "Toy Story OF TERROR!"